THE CENTRAL LAWS (EXTENSION TO JAMMU AND KASHMIR) ACT, 1968 
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SECTIONS 

ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS 
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1.  Short title and commencement. 
2.  Extension and amendment of certain laws. 
3.  Construction of references to laws not in force in Jammu and Kashmir. 
4.  Construction of references to authorities where new Authorities have been constituted. 
5.  Repeals and savings. 
6.  Powers to remove difficulties. 

THE SCHEDULE. 

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THE CENTRAL LAWS (EXTENSION TO JAMMU AND KASHMIR) ACT, 1968 

ACT NO. 25 OF 1968 

[24th May, 1968.] 

An Act to provide for the extension of certain Central Laws to the State of Jammu and Kashmir. 

BE it enacted by Parliament in the Nineteenth Year of the Republic of India as follows:— 

1.  Short  title  and  commencement.—(1)  This  Act  may  be  called  the  Central  Laws  (Extension  to 

Jammu and Kashmir) Act, 1968. 

(2)  It  shall  come  into  force  on  such  date1  as  the  Central  Government  may,  by  notification  in  the 

Official Gazette, appoint. 

2.  Extension  and  amendment  of  certain  laws.—(1)  The  Acts  mentioned  in  the  Schedule  and  all 
rules, orders and regulations made thereunder are hereby extended to, and shall be in force in the State of 
Jammu and Kashmir*. 

(2)  With  effect  from  the  commencement  of  this  Act,  the  Acts  mentioned  in  the  Schedule  shall  be 

amended as specified therein. 

3. Construction of references to laws not in force in Jammu and Kashmir.—Any reference in any 
Act mentioned in the Schedule to a law which is not in force in the State of Jammu and Kashmir* shall, in 
relation to that State, be construed as a reference to the corresponding law, if any, in force in that State. 

4. Construction of references to authorities where new Authorities have been constituted.—Any 
reference by whatever form of words in any law for the time being in force in the State of  Jammu and 
Kashmir*  to  any  authority  competent  at  the  date  of  the  passing  of  that  law  to  exercise  any  powers  or 
discharge any functions in that State shall, where a corresponding new authority has been constituted by 
or under any law now extended to that State, have effect as if it were a reference to the new authority. 

5. Repeals and savings.—If immediately before the commencement of this Act there is in force in 
the State of Jammu and Kashmir* any law corresponding to any Act now extended to that State, that law 
shall, save as otherwise expressly provided in this Act, stand repealed on such commencement: 

Provided that the repeal shall not affect— 

(a) the previous operation of any law so repealed or anything duly done or suffered thereunder, 

(b)  any  right,  privilege,  obligation  or  liability  acquired,  accrued  or  incurred  under  any  law  so 

repealed, 

(c)  any  penalty,  forfeiture  or  punishment  incurred  in  respect  of  any  offence  committed  against 

any law so repealed, or 

(d)  any  investigation,  legal  proceeding  or  remedy  in  respect  of  any  such  right,  privilege, 

obligation, liability, penalty, forfeiture or punishment as aforesaid; 

and any such investigation, legal proceeding or remedy may be instituted, continued or enforced, and any 
such penalty, forfeiture or punishment may be imposed, as if this Act had not been passed: 

Provided further that, subject to the preceding proviso, anything done or any action taken (including 
any  appointment  or  delegation  made,  notification,  instruction  or  direction  issued,  form,  bye-law  or 
scheme framed, certificate obtained, permit or licence granted or registration effected) under any such law 
shall be deemed to have been done or taken under the corresponding provisions of the Act now extended 
to that State, and shall continue to be in force accordingly unless and until superseded by anything done 
or any action taken under the said Act. 

1.  15th  August,  1968,  vide  notification  No.  G.S.R.  1482,  dated  2nd  July,  1968,  see  Gazette  of  India,  Extraordinary,  Part  II,      

sec. 3(i). 

*. Vide notification No. S.O. 3912(E), dated 30th October, 2019, this Act is made applicable to the Union territory of Jammu and 

Kashmir and the Union territory of Ladakh. 

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6.  Powers  to  remove  difficulties.—(1)  If  any  difficulty  arises in  giving  effect  to  the  provisions  of 
any  Act  now  extended  to  the  State  of  Jammu  and  Kashmir*,  the  Central  Government  may,  by  order 
notified in the Official Gazette, make such provisions or give such directions as appear to it necessary for 
the removal of the difficulty. 

(2)  In  particular,  and  without  prejudice  to  the  generality  of  the  foregoing  power,  any  such  notified 

order may,— 

(a) specify the corresponding authorities within the meaning of section 4, 
(b) provide for transfer of any matter pending immediately before the commencement of this Act 
before any  court, tribunal or other authority, to any corresponding  court, tribunal or other authority 
for disposal, 

(c) specify the areas or circumstances in which, or the extent to which, or the conditions subject 
to  which,  anything  done  or  any  action  taken  (including  any  of  the  matters  specified  in  the  second 
proviso  to  section  5)  under  any  law  repealed  by  that  section  shall  be  recognised  or  given  effect  to 
under the corresponding provision of the Act now extended. 

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*. Vide notification No. S.O. 3912(E), dated 30th October, 2019, this Act is made applicable to the Union territory of Jammu and 

Kashmir and the Union territory of Ladakh. 

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THE SCHEDULE 
(See section 2) 
ACTS 
THE OFFICIAL TRUSTEES ACT, 1913 
(2 OF 1913) 

Section 1.—In sub-section (2), omit “except the State of Jammu and Kashmir*”. 

THE MOTOR VEHICLES ACT, 1939 
(4 OF 1939) 

Section 1.—In sub-section (2), omit “except the State of Jammu and Kashmir*”. 
Section 2.—Omit clause (9A). 
Section 9.—Omit sub-sections (2) and (4).  
Section 28.—Omit sub-sections (2), (3), (4) and (5).  
Section 29.—In sub-section (1),— 
(a) in clause (a) omit “or”; 
(b) Omit clause (b). 

Section 38.—For sub-section (4), substitute— 

“(4) A certificate of fitness issued under this Act shall, while it remains effective, be valid throughout 

India.”. 
Section 42.—In sub-section (3), omit clause (h). 
Section 63.—Omit In sub-section (5). 
Section 96.—(a) In sub-section (2A), omit “in the State of Jammu and Kashmir* or” and in the proviso, 
omit “of the State of Jammu and Kashmir* or”; 

(b) In sub-section (6), omit “of the State of Jammu and Kashmir* or”. 
The  Sixth  Schedule.—In  the  first  and  second  columns,  after  “West  Bengal”  and  the  entry  relating 

thereto in the second column, insert “Jammu and Kashmir” and “J & K” respectively. 

THE CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS ACT, 1949 
(38 OF 1949) 

Section 1.—In sub-section (2), omit “except the State of Jammu and Kashmir*”. 

THE TRANSFER OF PRISONERS ACT, 1950 
(29 OF 1950) 

Section 1.—In sub-section (2), omit “except the State of Jammu and Kashmir*”. 

THE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATIONS ACT, 1950 
(64 OF 1950) 

Section 1.—In sub-section (2), omit “the State of Jammu and Kashmir* and”. 

THE MINES ACT, 1952 
(35 OF 1952) 

Section 1.—In sub-section (2), omit “except the State of Jammu and Kashmir*”. 

THE NOTARIES ACT, 1952 
(53 OF 1952) 

Section 1.—In sub-section (2), omit “except the State of Jammu and Kashmir*”. 
Section 2.—(a) Omit clause (a); 
(b) In the proviso to clause (d)— 

(i) for “either under”, substitute “under”; 

*. Vide notification No. S.O. 3912(E), dated 30th October, 2019, this Act is made applicable to the Union territory of Jammu and 

Kashmir and the Union territory of Ladakh. 

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(ii) omit “or by the Master of Faculties in England”; 

(iii) for “any part of India”, substitute— 

“any part of India: 

Provided further that in relation to the state of Jammu and Kashmir* the said period of two 

years shall be computed from the date on which this Act comes into force in that State;”. 

Section 9.—In sub-section (2), insert— 

“Provided that in relation to the state of Jammu and Kashmir* the said period of two years shall be 

computed from the date on which this Act comes into force in that State.”. 

THE ESSENTIAL COMMODITIES ACT, 1955 

(10 OF 1955) 

Section 1.—In sub-section (2), omit “except the State of Jammu and Kashmir*”. 

THE COMPANIES ACT, 1956 

(1 OF 1956) 

Section 1.—In sub-section (3),— 

(a) omit first proviso; 

(b) in the second proviso, omit “further”. 

Section  3.—In  sub-clause  (f)  (2)  of  clause  (ii)  of  sub-section  (1),  insert  at  the  end  “in  so  far  as 
banking,  insurance  and  financial  corporations  are  concerned,  and  before  the  commencement  of  the 
Central  Laws  (Extension  to  Jammu  and  Kashmir)  Act,  1968  in  so  far  as  other  corporations  are 
concerned”. 

After section 620B, insert— 

“Special provision as to companies in Jammu and Kashmir.” 

620C. Special provision as to companies in Jammu and Kashmir.—The Central Government may 
by notification in the Official Gazette, direct that with effect from the commencement of the Central Laws 
(Extension to Jammu and Kashmir) Act, 1968 or any subsequent date, any of the provisions of this Act 
specified in the notification shall not apply, or shall apply only with such exceptions and modifications or 
adaptations as may be specified in the notification, to— 

(a) any existing company in the State of Jammu and Kashmir*; 

(b) any company registered in that State under this Act after the commencement of the Central 

Laws (Extension to Jammu and Kashmir) Act, 1968.”. 

THE COST AND WORKS ACCOUNTANTS ACT, 1959 

(23 OF 1959) 

Section 1.—In sub-section (2), omit “except the State of Jammu and Kashmir*”. 

THE APPRENTICES ACT, 1961 

(52 OF 1961) 

Section 1.—In sub-section (2), omit “except the State of Jammu and Kashmir*”. 

THE ADMINISTRATORS-GENERAL ACT, 1963 

(45 OF 1963) 

Section 1.—In sub-section (2), omit “except the State of Jammu and Kashmir*”. 

Section 20.—(a) In sub-section (1), for “the territories to which this Act extends” substitute “India”; 

*. Vide notification No. S.O. 3912(E), dated 30th October, 2019, this Act is made applicable to the Union territory of Jammu and 

Kashmir and the Union territory of Ladakh. 

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(b) after sub-section (2), insert— 

“(3) Any probate or letters of administration granted by the High Court  for the State of Jammu 
and  Kashmir*  before  the  commencement  of  the  Central  Laws  (Extension  to  Jammu  and  Kashmir)      
Act,  1968  shall,  after  such  commencement,  be  as  effective  as  if  such  probate  or  letters  of 
administration has been granted under this section.”. 

Omit section 21. 

Section 37.—(a) In clause (a), for “to which this Act extends”, substitute “in India”; 

(b) Omit “or in the State of Jammu and Kashmir*”. 

Section  56.—For  “the  territories  to  which  this  Act  extends”  and  for  “the  said  territories”,  substitute 
“India”. 

*. Vide notification No. S.O. 3912(E), dated 30th October, 2019, this Act is made applicable to the Union territory of Jammu and 

Kashmir and the Union territory of Ladakh. 

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